On this night, a huge clubhouse in Tokyo Bay was brightly lit and full of people.

The golden auditorium, near the small man-made lake in the center of the clubhouse, is brightly decorated, and from the straight main road, you can see young women dressed in costumes, as well as men dressed in Western formal attire.

The women are all beautiful and moving, and the men are full of gentlemanly demeanor.

The grand hall of the Golden Auditorium is adorned with delicate European chandeliers with strings of crystals, glittering floors and low-hanging velvet drapery, giving it a sense of luxury and elegance.

The sound of soothing music wafted out, and most of the eyes were on the center of the hall, a young man from the United States, surrounded by countless bigwigs in Tokyo's business district.

This is a high-end business reception.

Ronan patiently greeted the people who came to greet him, and a person in charge of the public relations department of the long-term credit bank was always by his side, constantly making introductions and acting as a temporary translator.

Although he doesn't seem to be very old, Ronan is very patient when it comes to socializing and is also picking up on possible opportunities from conversation.

The people of the island nation have a great passion for investing in the United States.

And among the people invited by the long-term credit bank, there are also executives of entertainment companies in the island country.

Takuya Matsubara accompanied a lean island man in his forties.

"Mr. Anderson, this is Mr. Inoye Icio, the president of Hori Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Takuya Matsubara introduced both parties: "President Inoue, this is Mr. Ronan Anderson, the owner of Relativity Entertainment Group and the Pacific Film Foundation. ”

Inoue Kazuo took the initiative to shake hands with Ronan, and the two also exchanged a few words.

Like many well-educated islanders, Inoue is fluent in English.

Ronan, Takuya Matsubara, and Inoue Ueo stood together and chatted for a while.

It didn't take long for Ronan to get to know Hori Productions Co., Ltd., a large entertainment company engaged in film and television production and artist management, with a large number of star actors from island countries and many film and television dramas.

After a short conversation, Connie walked over and whispered something in Ronan's ear.

"I'm sorry. Ronan said with some apologies: "There is something temporary, I'll deal with it." ”

Inoue Icio was polite: "Please." ”

Ronan nodded slightly, followed Connie to the next lounge, and said, "What did Robert Iger say?"

Just now Robert Iger called him, because of the attendance at the cocktail party, his mobile phone was in Connie's hand, Connie knew that Ronan valued Robert Iger and went over to inform him as soon as possible.

Connie handed the phone to Ronan, "He's going to talk to you on the phone." ”

Ronan found the number, pressed the call back button, and as soon as the bell rang, it was picked up.

The two quickly talked for a while, and Ronan hung up.

Ronan said to Connie, "You go back to the hotel now, I have a document on my laptop and pass it to the people in the company's legal department, and ask them to send someone to Tokyo to contact Robert Iger and talk about the specific position and salary according to the terms I have drawn up." ”

Connie immediately said, "Okay, I'll go back." ”

Ronan added: "Remember to remind them to ask Robert Iger carefully to see if there is a liquidated damages clause in his contract with Disney. ”

According to what Jared Katzenberg knows, a middle manager like Robert Iger, even if there is a liquidated damages clause, will not be very high.

After all, Robert Iger hasn't held any key positions at Disney.

After all this time of consideration, Robert Iger is moving closer to relativity entertainment step by step.

In a relatively quiet part of the hall, Inoue Ueo and his deputy had been watching the lounge.

"Will Ronan Anderson work with us?" the deputy was visibly worried: "Hollywood studios rarely look down on our film and television productions. ”

Inoue's eyes were still staring over there: "How do you know if you don't try?" He said simply: "After Matsubara informed me, I got some relativity entertainment materials from him. Ronan Anderson's Embassy Pictures, in addition to the group's films, also distributes works from other companies, and has not interrupted the business of distributing international films in recent years. ”

The deputy has followed him for many years, unlike most of the superiors and subordinates in the island country, and he spoke more casually: "North America is the largest film and television market in the world, and it is of great significance for our works to enter North America." ”

Inoue thought more: "Ronan Anderson and Embassy Pictures released "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and ran the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film for this film. Our next few film projects will also take the road of international awards, and Embassy Pictures is a good choice for international distribution, and we can get several international award nominations......"

The latter words are not said, but the deputy can also understand that international awards are often directly linked to the income of films.

When Inoue Icio saw the door of the lounge open, he immediately said to his deputy, "Did I bring the person you prepared?"

"It's here. The deputy said.

Inoue nodded slightly: "I'll see my gestures later." ”

As he spoke, Inoue Ueo walked towards Ronan, this was not the first time he had dealt with his counterparts from Hollywood, and Hollywood producers or bigwigs did not hide it at all in some ways.

In East Asia, it's called unspoken rules, but in Hollywood, these things are laid out.

"Mr. Anderson......" Inoue Icio took the initiative to greet Ronan and asked with a smile, "Can we talk again?"

Ronan shook his hand again: "Yes." ”

Inoue Icio knew that Ronan was a busy man, so he didn't talk nonsense this time, and said directly: "I heard that Mr. Anderson has a film distribution company that can distribute movies in North America and around the world?"

"Embassy Pictures. Ronan looked quite confident: "My company has established a complete film distribution channel. ”

Inoue said with a smile, "Hori Productions is going international, and we plan to enter the North American market, but we don't have a suitable distribution channel, and we want to cooperate with Embassy Pictures. ”

This is a good thing, of course Ronan will not refuse, and said: "Mr. Inoue, Embassy Pictures welcomes every international partner. ”

As long as the film is suitable and has a profit prospect, distribution is not a problem.

Inoue Icio didn't expect it to go so smoothly at all, he was stunned for a moment, and then came back to his senses in an instant, and said, "I don't know when Mr. Anderson will have time? ”

Ronan thought for a moment and said, "I'll be leaving Tokyo for Seoul soon." ”

"So fast?" said Inoe Icio's face was full of regret.

"There is an urgent matter over there in South Korea. Ronan thought about it for a while, and then said: "Regarding cooperation, I suggest that Mr. Inoue send someone to Los Angeles to meet with the person in charge of the embassy film, and I will greet them in advance." ”

Embassy Pictures has been buying overseas films for distribution in North America, and the business in this area has never been interrupted, the number of Japanese Americans in North America is quite large, and the film and television works of the island countries also have a certain distribution value.

This kind of distribution cooperation, the film is profitable, and the embassy pictures will distribute it, and it will not be touched if it is not profitable.

The initiative is entirely in the hands of the issuing company.

Inoue Icio hurriedly said, "Okay! I'll go to Los Angeles myself before the New Year." ”

With that, he glanced to the left-hand side, and when he saw the deputy, he gestured with the hand hanging beside him.

Ronan smiled and said, "I wish us a happy cooperation." He suddenly remembered that Inoue Icio had said that Hori Production Co., Ltd. had shot many film and television works, and immediately asked, "Mr. Inoue, since your company was founded in 1960, you must have produced a lot of films, right?"

Inoue Kazuo is modest with a little pride: "There are hundreds of them. ”

Ronan said directly: "Relativity Entertainment has an Internet company that specializes in film and television Internet rental, and is currently expanding the authorized capacity of the film library, I don't know if you are interested in cooperating." ”

"Absolutely. "Inoue Icio knows that this is the further development of copyright, and those old works are still in the film library, how can they compare to the benefits of licensing? Even if a film license does not make much money, but the accumulation of so many old works is also a lot of money. "It's a win-win cooperation," he said with a smile. ”

Ronan also smiled and said, "When Mr. Inoue arrives in Los Angeles, I will ask someone to talk to you about licensing cooperation." ”

Inoue Ueo answered, and then took out his business card and exchanged contact information with Ronan, he didn't expect that this time the conversation would go so smoothly, and he hurriedly gestured to the deputy.

"Kyoko, let's go over. The deputy said to a beautiful woman of about twenty years of age, "Remember, don't do anything against Mr. Anderson. ”

"Yes. The beautiful woman straightened her long black hair a little and walked gracefully to Inoe Icio's side.

Such a woman walked straight over, and Ronan naturally glanced at it, a little familiar, and let him look at it a little.

"Hello, Mr. Inoue. The beautiful woman greeted Inoue respectfully.

Ronan's gaze drifted over her again.

This young woman is about 1.65 meters by sight, under the V-neck of the red double-shoulder sundress, revealing a career line with clear furrows, her plump body and beautiful appearance are both bewitching and sexy, and with the little freshness of a young girl, this diametrically opposite charm shows the ultimate temptation.

Inoue Ueo immediately introduced Ronan: "Mr. Anderson, this is Kyoko Fukada, the best actress of the younger generation of Hori Production Co., Ltd. Kyoko, this is Mr. Ronan Anderson, a famous producer from Hollywood. ”

Ronan shook hands with Kyoko Fukada very gentlemanly: "Hello, Miss Kyoko. ”

Kyoko Fukada smiled brightly and said in English, "Good evening, Mr. Anderson." ”

Inoue Icio said at this time: "Don't look at Kyoko is only twenty years old, but she is the best young actress in the island country, and she also starred in "Midnight Bell 2" last year. ”

"Oh, is it?" Ronan looked very interested: "I've seen this film, it's scary, no wonder I look at Miss Kyoko well." ”

Soon, the two sides became acquainted.